[nabs-l] accessible phones with verizon -- or should we switchto AT&T?

[Domonique Lawless]

Hello,

There is actually a built in screen reader on the motorola droid. I
haven't had a chance to work with it a lot but from the little bit
that I've played with it it has seemed to work decently. It might be
worth checking out. It is about $40 more than the Ozone but it might
be a possibility. Also, remember that if your boyfriend has had the
phone for under 30 days he can return it for his money back or
possibly swap it out for the droid for $40 more.

I hope this Helps,
Domonique

On 12/27/09, Jacob Struiksma <lawnmower84 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I know from my friend that mobile speak works lots better on the ozone phone
> from Verizon
> From
> Jacob Struiksma
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Alberto Arreola
> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 6:51 PM
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible phones with verizon -- or should we
> switchto AT&T?
>
> He might be interested in trying the EnV 3, or putting Mobile Speak smart on
> his ozone.  He has 30 days to try Mobile speak.  30 days is the trial period
> that Code factory offers.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Mandi Marks
> Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 7:22 PM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nabs-l] accessible phones with verizon -- or should we switch to
> AT&T?
>
>
> Last week my boyfriend upgraded his phone at Verizon Wireless to the HTC
> Ozone with Talks, and it has turned out to be an utter disappointment.
> Though the HTC Ozone appears to be a good phone in itself, it seems
> completely incapable of handling the Talks program. The phone crashes almost
> daily and frequently freezes up if you tap the keys too quickly. Verizon
> also requires him to pay an extra $30 a month for the data package (since
> it's a smart phone), and the program isn't capable of running anything that
> the data package is needed for. The software uses so much of the phone's
> processor that the internet times out before it can even get a web page
> loaded. We have yet to be able to try out the internet or any of the apps on
> this phone because we simply can't get them to work with TALKS running.
>
> He is about ready to give up on it to say the least, but we are having a
> hard time finding another phone with Verizon that will give him the
> accessibility he wants. Really all he wants to do is to be able to know
> who's calling, manage his contacts, customize the sounds and ringtones, and
> text. I have an EnV which will do all those things and read text messages
> but won't read who they're from. He is somewhat considering switching to
> AT&T and getting the iPhone but that is a last  resort. So I'm really just
> looking for input from other blind cell phone users who have Verizon. Or
> even if you own an iPhone I'd love to hear what you think of it. Also, I
> heard that in 2010 Verizon will be releasing an Android software upgrade for
> their Droid phones which could provide free text-to-speech software, but I'm
> not able to find much information about it on the internet. Does anyone know
> anything about this?
>
> Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
>
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